Caleb-ephrathah — the meaning of the Hebrew name כָּלֵב אֶפְרָתָה

כָּלֵב אֶפְרָתָה

Kâlêb ʼEphrâthâh · pronounced kaw-labe' ef-raw'-thaw · Strong's H3613 · a place

Caleb-ephrathah means Caleb-Ephrathah, a place in Egypt (if the text is correct).

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כָּלֵב Kâlêb (from, H3612) — Caleb, the name of three Israelites open in the lexicon ›

אֶפְרָת ʼEphrâth (and, H672) — fruitfulness open in the lexicon ›

from H3612 and H672; Caleb-Ephrathah, a place in Egypt (if the text is correct).

1Chr 2:24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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